Dysinger

From a judgment in favor of the defendants determining conflicting claims to the church property the plaintiffs have appealed.

The First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Los Angeles, hereinafter called the church, was organized many years ago. In 1887 it was incorporated. In the following year it bought land and commenced to build thereon a church building and to furnish it. That is the property that is the subject of this action. It was stipulated that the property was paid for, in part, out of a donation received from the Board of Missions of the English Evangelical Church and in part by contributions from members of the church. It is not claimed that the property was conveyed in trust. In 1895 the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of California was organized. Its members include the plaintiff church, other churches in this state, and also many pastors. As early as 1869 the General Synod was organized and since then it has consolidated with other general synods and since 1916 has been called United Lutheran Church of America. The General Synod is composed of district synods one of which is the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of California. The church, the California Synod, and the…